if you’ve been a reader for a bit, you probably know by now that i do not often cook pasta. i am getting better, but for the longest time it just seemed like i couldn’t make a decent pasta dish to save my life.
mostly, i just throw together stuff in my fridge and call it a “primavera” — and i’ve been on this kick where i just make my own sauce fresh every time i make a pasta dish or spaghetti squash dish. i’m all about things in one pan… make it easy! Continue reading
i am fully aware that “buttercorn” is not a word… remember how i like to make up names for my dishes?! well, this was no exception.
and i’m so fully in autumn mode it’s not even right. and it’s not just because we got hit with some snow this week. i’ve been ready now for weeks. i thrive in the fall, i love this time of year!! and yes, part of it is because i have a birthday approaching! 🙂 but i just love the food autumn brings. i’m finally ready to put away the salad fork and bust out the soup spoon more often… i’m ready for root vegetables, squashes, potatoes, yams, and soups!!!!
squash was on sale a couple weeks ago – 10 pounds for 10 dollars. so i snagged up 3 different kinds – spaghetti, acorn, and butternut. i always use my spaghetti squash as pasta, so i knew what to do with that… and i was going to try to make the butternut squash as soup anyway – then i thought, well why can’t i just use BOTH kinds of squash in the soup?!
and so i did. Continue reading
look at these adorable little potatoes. aren’t they cute?! when i saw them i let out a little squeal and snagged them up. they are in fact called, “pee wee potatoes” and rightfully so, they are itty bitty! like, no bigger than a small pebble, i love it.
i just kept them whole, smothered them in EVOO and a S&P and roasted them in a 400 degree oven for about a half hour or so, until tender.
then take them out and let them cool a bit… {isn’t it interesting how the colour changes}
serve as is. i ate this entire bowl, they are out of this world delicious! sweet and creamy and they ‘pop’ when you bite into them… so much fun.
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